Professor Robert Parton, from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, is leading a $7.1 million research project to study the mechanisms behind healthy cells transforming into cancerous cells.

Cutting-edge research that aims to stop the transformation of healthy cells into cancerous cells is one of nine prestigious grants and scholarships awarded to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).

15 December 2011
One of the artefacts Dr Toni Risson unearthed as part of her research into Australian lollies

Cultural historian Toni Risson experienced the sweet rewards of hard work when she received her UQ doctorate last week.

15 December 2011
Emily Neagle in Cambridge where she attended the Cambridge Summer Veterinary School last year in June.

The Smith Family has helped University of Queensland Veterinary Science graduate Emily Neagle reach her childhood dream of becoming a ‘vet’. Today she would like to say ‘thank-you’ to the Smith Family as her hard work and dedication pays off as she...

7 December 2011

The Honourable Patrick Keane's academic and professional careers can only be described as exceptional. He has rendered distinguished service to Queensland as its Solicitor-General for many years and, more recently, as Chief Justice of the Federal...

5 December 2011
UQ Chinese students Julie Wu, Jonnie Wang, Yolanda Li and Stephanie Tan

The huge growth in Chinese tourism to Australia is proving a boon not only to the economy, but also to Chinese UQ students, who are in demand as translators at a luxury island resort off Brisbane’s coast.

2 December 2011

Two masters' and eight undergraduate students at Tay Bac University, Son La, Vietnam, have received much-needed bursaries allowing them to complete their theses research, thanks to an anonymous donor affiliated with UQ.

15 November 2011
Ali Rae (right) meeting the Sheikh during the opening gala of Festival of Thinkers

Ali Rae, 23, from the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC), is one of three UQ coursework masters' students selected to fly to Abu Dhabi in November to take part in the prestigious United Arab Emirates Festival of Thinkers.

15 November 2011

Dr Chris Roelfsema, from the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management at UQ, is concerned about the impact the 2011 floods may have on seagrass in Moreton Bay.

28 September 2011
The Courting the Greats event celebrated UQ's alumni community and paid tribute to exceptional alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen fields and recognition among their peers.

A distinguished Japanese academic from the tsunami-affected region of Fukushima and a Singaporean CEO who has pioneered clean and renewable energy in South East Asia have been announced as joint winners of The University of Queensland 2011...

27 September 2011
UQ Discovery Tour winner Joshua Deerain at University College Dublin in Ireland

Where would you travel to with $10,000? For The University of Queensland’s Discovery Tour winner, Joshua Deerain, it’s the place that influenced Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory of natural selection – the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador).

16 September 2011

Founder and Executive Director of the Hear and Say program, Dr Dimity Dornan, AM, whose lifetime has been devoted to helping deaf children communicate, has been announced as the 2011 UQ Alumnus of the Year.

5 September 2011

More than 170 technologically minded Queensland primary and secondary school students converged on The University of Queensland (UQ) campus recently to showcase their technological prowess.

22 August 2011

This weekend, August 21-22, The University of Queensland’s UQ Centre at Union Road, St Lucia will be overrun by a number of very talented robots.

18 August 2011
Detail of St Leo's College's new public artwork "Correlate" by Lincoln Austin

The Director of Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art was on hand to officiate an opening of a different kind at St Leo’s College recently.

15 August 2011
The late Professor John Western AM

UQ will host a public lecture next month to honour the legacy of the late Emeritus Professor John Western AM – the founding father of sociology at the University.

10 August 2011
UQ researchers will study how sporting scandals affect sponsors after being awarded a major research fellowship

Two UQ researchers will explore the timely issue of how sports scandals affect sponsoring brands after winning The American Academy of Advertising (AAA) 2011 Research Fellowship.

1 August 2011

A school oval in Vanuatu was transformed into a makeshift dental clinic during a recent visit by a volunteer team from The University of Queensland.

15 July 2011

The first international student has taken part in The University of Queensland's FEAST program to discover career pathways in science and experience University life.

14 July 2011
(L-R) Tosca Santoso, winner of the individual award in 2010, Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield AO, activist Professor David Bellamy OBE and Sharad Sharma, representative of World Comics India, winner of organisation award 2010

Over 50 nominations from 22 countries have been received for The University of Queensland 2011 Communication for Social Change Award, which closed on Friday, 24 June.

29 June 2011

The University of Queensland will launch the newly constructed Newcrest HVAC Laboratory tomorrow night.

27 June 2011